Want of Prosecution in UK Law

  • Birkett v James
    • House of Lords
    • 25 Mayo 1977
    ... ... Justice Cobb who had dismissed the plaintiff's action for want of prosecution before the expiry of the six year limitation period ... ...
  • Allen v Sir Alfred McAlpine & Sons Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 11 Enero 1968
    ... ... We struck out those cases for want of prosecution. This meant that the injured plaintiffs could not recover ... ...
  • Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau und Maschinenfabrik v South India Shipping Corporation Ltd
    • House of Lords
    • 22 Enero 1981
    ... ... that the arbitrator has power to dismiss South India's claim for want of prosecution. The case was tried on affidavit, without pleadings, in the ... ...
  • Costellow v Somerset County Council
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 09 Noviembre 1992
    ... ... ' solicitors refused to agree and spoke of applying to dismiss for want of prosecution. On 1st March 1991 the plaintiff's solicitors sought to ... ...
  • Grovit and Others v Doctor and Others
    • House of Lords
    • 24 Abril 1997
    ... ... these proceedings should be struck out and the action dismissed for want of prosecution. The judge gave leave to appeal and on 28 October 1993 the ... ...
  • Paal Wilson & Company A/S v Partenreederei Hannah Blumenthal
    • House of Lords
    • 02 Diciembre 1982
    ... ... by procrastination, would be justified in striking out the action for want of prosecution, upon the principles approved by the Court of Appeal in ... ...
  • Scherer v Counting Instruments Ltd (Note)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 28 Julio 1977
    ... ... made in two actions whereby he declined to dismiss the actions for want of prosecution but ordered that the plaintiffs, who were successful on ... ...
  • Finnegan v Parkside Health Authority
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 20 Noviembre 1997
    ... ... defendants responded with an application to strike out the claim for want of prosecution, which was heard by Master Prebble on 12 July 1996. 62 days ... ...
  • Nasser v United Bank of Kuwait
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 Diciembre 2001
    ... ... dated 26 th October 1999, whereby he struck out her claim for want of prosecution pursuant to Part 3.4 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 ... ...
  • Samuels v Linzi Dresses Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 28 Noviembre 1979
    ... ... 29, rule 1 of the Rules of the Supreme Court dismissing an action for want of prosecution unless a Statement of Claim should be delivered within a ... ...
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